Add Project Type: Education

Rautahat district has a a very low literacy rate(42%) and poor economic condition and  Chay Ya believes that the education of children is the backbone of the village communities and leads to a sustainable reduction of poverty. Especially underprivileged ethnic groups and castes have very difficult access to education in Nepal, as do girls. In the Shree Basic School located at Paroha Municipality-6, Bhediyahi, however, exactly these two groups are targeted. The completion of this project will provide 414 children who are enrolled there with spacious classrooms to study and hygienic toilets. The children will no longer need to stay outside in 42 degree celsius heat during summer for studies just because of lack of spaces.

The local government does not possess enough budgetary means in order to build more classrooms without external support. However, the Paroha Municipality has also provided the financial support to this project. This project has been initiated with generosity of Crossing Boarders in cooperation with Chay Ya Austria and is being carried out in the supervision of Chay Ya Nepal which will also bear the cost of monitoring of following two years after the completion with local authority.

Dhrubatara Community School is located in Budhanilkantha Municipality in Kathmandu. The earthquake in 2015 destroyed the infrastructures of school creating risk for students in future. There was an effort to rebuild it but without any iron or steel columns (was built with clay and brick). Currently, around 600 students from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds are studying at the school and 39 teachers (24 women and 15 men) have been recruited to support them. The classes run from playgroup to 10th standard. The aim of the school is to provide children from underprivileged, low-income families with high-quality education. About 30% of students receive free education at this school. The monthly fee ranges from min. Rs.800 / – (7 Euro) up to Rs 1500 / – (13,5 Euro) for the primary and secondary education. The school has no other source of income other than the fees charged to the students, so it is barely able to raise staff salaries and other administrative expenses. This is why 4 years after the earthquake, nothing has been repaired or rebuilt.

The project is funded by Carnevali Foundation and Municipality of Budhanilkantha and the work was carried out by Chay Ya Nepal with coordination with the Municipality.

We are very grateful to the Carnevali Foundation and the community for the financial support of the first 4 classrooms! Children now has prospect to shine with your help.

 

Tarebhir Basic School (Primary school-up to 5th standard) is  the only school in Tarebhir village. 65 kids are enrolled in the current primary school. After primary education, students have to walk more than 5 km distance, about 45 minutes to get to lower secondary and secondary education providing school. At present, 100 students go to two different schools for secondary level education: Budhanilkantha Higher Secondary school, Budhanilkanth and Suntakhan Secondary School, Suntakhan, Gokarneswor Municipality (southern side).

The primary school is still damaged by cracks due to the earthquake of 2015 and therefore poses a danger to students and teachers. Two of the classrooms are severely affected and a further three do not meet earthquake-proof building standards. Currently 56 pupils attend the primary school from first to fifth grade (4-10 years old). Tarebhir is the only primary school in the area, the nearest secondary schools can only be reached by a 5km long footpath.

By building 7 new classrooms, a computer room/library and a teachers’ room, the school can be extended to a lower secondary school, up to grade 8. In addition, with the expected additional 250 pupils in the next 5 years, more toilets (2 for girls and 2 for boys) will be needed. The construction of the classrooms, the toilets and the financing of the teaching staff for the following three years will be ensured by the Carnevali Foundation.

The local community has a 20% share in the project and will fully cover the costs for the additional teachers after three years.

Chharka Bhot is an isolated village in the north‐east part of Dolpo region, bordering Tibet in the north and Mustang in the east. Shree Chharka Bhot Primary School, is government school managed by local community that provides cost free education to the children of Chharka Community and nearby villages.

Grang Primary School is established in 1987. Children from Grang village are benefitted from this school. After the destruction of school by earthquake, 20 students from Ananta Smriti Primary School, Gomchet, Ramche had been transferred in this school and are studying in this school.